Why ‘Selma’ is the most relevant movie of the past year

January 3, 2015 2:12 PM

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“Selma” is the most relevant movie of the past year – with or without detractors.

The film, directed by rising star Ava DuVernay, depicts Dr. Martin Luther King leading an activist movement in the hostile racial climate of Selma, Alabama, which helped spur the eventual passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.